37. Byzantine lamp, Early Christian, c.5th century AD
Terracotta
Length: 8cm, height: 4.3cm
11695
£ 120
Mould made in a pale earthenware, with lug handle balancing the wick projection, radiating strokes in relief around the shoulder. Some surface wear and minor chips.
Mould made in a pale earthenware, with lug handle balancing the wick projection, radiating strokes in relief around the shoulder. Some surface wear and minor chips.
Provenance
Bonhams, Chelsea, London, 6th September 1985, lot 184Charles Ede Ltd, London, UK; stock no.2920, acquired from the above
Nigel Massey, Wiltshire, UK; acquired 27th March 1990
Literature
For the type, though with variant decoration, compare Charles Ede, Collecting Antiquities (London, 1989), fig.112Publications
Bonhams, Chelsea, London, 6th September 1985, lot 184Charles Ede Ltd, Catalogue 146 (London, 1988), no.4
